We’re not the only ones talking about who does – and doesn’t – earn paid sick days. When more than 40 million American workers do not have a single paid sick day off from work* (you read that right, not one), we’re glad to see it making the news.
Articles About the March 13th Portland Vote
- New York Times (3/13/13), Portland, Ore. Approves Earned Sick Leave Policy
- Wall Street Journal (3/13/13), Oregon City Requires Paid Sick Leave
- Huffington Post (3/14/13), Paid Sick Days Now Required in 4 U.S. Cities, Not Required in More than 700 Others
- L.A. Times (3/13/13), Portland Becomes Fourth City to Mandate Sick Leave
- Associated Press (3/13/13), Portland City Council Votes to Require Sick Leave
- Portland Tribune (3/13/13), City Council Adopts Sick Leave Policy
- The Oregonian (3/13/13), Portland City Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Sick Leave
- Portland Business Journal (3/14/13), Portland Becomes Fourth City to Mandate Sick Leave
- The Mercury (3/14/13), Unanimous Vote, Loud Applause for Earned Sick Leave in Portland
Press Releases
- Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Earned Sick Days Ordinance (3/13/13)
- Portland City Council Set to Vote on Sick Day Policy on March 13th (3/7/13)
- IWPR Cost-Benefit Analysis of Portland Sick Leave Ordinance (3/7/13)
- Oregon NOW Supports Earned Sick Time (3/6/13)
- Portland Human Rights Commission Supports Proposed Protected Sick Time Ordinance (3/5/13)
- Educators Support Portland’s Sick Days Policy (2/29/13)
- Revised Sick Days Policy is Out (2/28/13)
- Groups to deliver petitions for sick days to City Hall (2/28/13)
- Portland Victims’ Advocates Support Sick and Safe Days (2/21/13)
- Portland Association of Teachers Supports Earned Sick Time (2/15/13)
- Oregon School Nurses Association Supports Earned Sick Time (2/13/13)
- More Employers Announce Support for Earned Sick Time in Portland (2/4/13)
- Portland City Council Hears Testimony & Agrees to Move Sick Days Forward (1/31/13)
- Small businesses owners support paid sick leave at Portland City Council (1/31/13)
- Local Economists Support Paid Sick Days for all Workers in Portland (1/25/13)
- UFCW and Working Families Party to be at City Hall Tomorrow (1/30/13)
- Prominent Portland Business Leaders Support Earned Sick Days (1/30/13)
- New Report Shows Benefits of Earned Sick Time (1/13/13)
- Working America Members Urge City Leaders to Support Earned Sick Days (11/2012)
- Polling Shows Paid Sick Days Popular in Portland (11/2012)
- Causa and Vecinos en Alerta to Host Special Assembly at Portland City Hall for Sick Days (10/2012)
- Portlanders Call for Paid Sick Days (10/2012)
Articles & Opinion
- The Oregonian (3/2013), Sick leave policy tweaked but intact
- The Oregonian (2/2013), Why we need labor laws like paid sick time
- Blue Oregon (2/2013), Thank you for smoking — Portland style
- Portland Business Journal (2/2013), Businesses benefit from paid sick leave
- The Mercury (2/2013), Hall Monitor: Good for Dan and Amanda
- The Portland Tribune (2/2013), Proponents talk up sick leave plan at council hearing
- The Oregonian (2/2013), With one hearing down, Portland City Council pushes forward on earned sick leave rule
- The Oregonian (1/2013), Guest Opinion: Portland paid sick leave ordinance could spur state action
- Blue Oregon (1/2013), Sick Leave — Healthy for All
- The Portland Tribune (1/2013), City paid sick leave is good for all of us
- OPB’s “Think Out Loud” radio show (1/2013), Should Portland Mandate Sick Leave?
- The Mercury (1/2013), Pine State Biscuits & Por Que No Back City Plan Requiring Paid Sick Days for all Workers
- The Oregonian (1/2013), Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz releases plan to require employer sick leave at city businesses
- Huffington Post (1/2013), The Flu Thrives Without Paid Sick Days
- The Oregonian (1/2013), Flu, norovirus on upswing in Oregon: How to stay healthy
- NW Labor Press (12/2012), Portland to discuss paid sick leave proposal in January
- The Lund Report (12/2012), Healthcare workers, Public Health Officials Push for Paid Sick Days
- Blue Oregon (12/2012), The Time for Earned Sick Leave is Now
- NBC Latino (11/2012), Latinos deserve equal access to paid leave and workplace flexibility
- The Oregonian (11/2012), Portland should address the issue of paid sick leave
- Portland Tribune (11/2012), Paid sick days keep economy healthy
- NW Labor Press (10/2012), Portland aims to mandate paid sick days by year’s end
- The Oregonian (10/2012), Activists press Portland to adopt paid sick leave rule
- Portland Tribune (10/2012), Activists Sick of Working While Sick
- NY Daily News (8/2012), Paid sick leave is good for business
- Salon.com (7/2012), Do Foodies Care About Workers?
- The Nation (7/2012), Women for Paid Sick Days
- NW Labor Press (6/2012), Union-backed coalition calls on Portland to require paid sick leave
- TIME (6/2012), Future of Retail: Companies That Profit By Investing in Employees
- NY Times mark Bittman on the Opinionator Blog (6/2012), The 20 Million
- NPR’s “The Salt” Blog (6/2012), Many Food Workers Keep Working While Sick, Survey Finds
- Chicago Tribune (6/2012), Few American Food Industry Workers Are Treated Well, Report Says
- NY Daily News (6/2012), Paid Sick Days Act makes business sense
- Los Angeles Times (1/2012), Treat restaurant workers well, expect better business, study says
- The Seattle Times (11/2011), Seattle approves paid sick-leave requirement
- The New York Times, (6/2011), In Connecticut, Paid Sick Leave for Service Workers Is Approved
* National Partnership for Women & Families.
